The Big E

*** Side note - our new internet connection in Iowa is terribly slow. We are on Satellite instead of cable and I'm not happy about it. This means every picture takes about 5 minutes to upload and it has definately diminished my desire to blog. Hopefully I'll get over it once this speed becomes the new norm for me.***

Two weeks before we left CT, we finally got to go to the Big E. In essence, it is a county fair for the 5 New England states. We were especially happy to have Jonathan's parents with us. We started off browsing the booths, followed by watching a Chinese Acrobat team (they were really good). Then we headed over to some animal exhibits.

The kids "milked" a cow. The pumpkins were amazingly large (the pictures don't do them justice). The baby chicks, alpacas, and piglets were adorable. It really gave us food for thought on what we want to raise on our hobby farm and the kids were constantly asking "can we get this [animal]? It's so cute!" We then headed over to the rides where the kids each chose one. I thought their choices reflected their personalities quite well. David chose the cars that go around in a circle. He was so excited to get to "drive" a car. Miriam chose the merry-go-round with the "pretty music" and "the horses that went up-and-down". Isabelle chose the obstacle course and she raced against another kid to see who could get through it the fastest. She has always been my competitive child.

After the rides, we watched a circus, and then went to the petting zoo. Grandma and Grandpa splurged on the food pellets so the kids got to feed the animals as well. And of course there were more comments on "can we get this animal?"

We ate way too much greasy food, candy corn, and cotton candy. Oh so tasty. Jonathan's digestive tract however, was not too happy with him later, so the rest of killed some time going through the State capital buildings and the Lego exhibit. We finished up the day watching a parade with impressive Clydsdales and walking through the llama, cow, and sheep building.